Make sure you exempt the VFP Temp fold and the VFP folder and possibly *.TMP files. They are impacted by AV software as well.

Glenn

>>It is a very big difference in performance. Not only does Norton check the file when it first opens it but very access. Exclude the extentions immediately if not sooner. BTW when is the last time you heard of a DBF,CDX,FTP that had a virus? :)
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>I will definately do this. Just wondering if this could be related to the Grid search you and I were talking about in the other thread.
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>Mel Cummings